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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Gandy (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Gandy. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Gandy is located in Pinellas County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pinellas County: Hillsborough & Pasco.

Below are the counties that are near Gandy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gandy:

  • Pinellas County     (The home county of Gandy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gandy, with the one closest to Gandy listed first.
    • Feather Sound
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lealman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lealman is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lealman
    • Pinellas Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • High Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • High Point is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • South Highpoint
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Highpoint is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highpoint
    • Saint Petersburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Four Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Kenneth City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Safety Harbor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gulfport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay Pines
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Largo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Largo is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,681 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Largo <1>
  • Hillsborough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gandy, with the one closest to Gandy listed first.
    • Port Tampa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
    • Culbreath Isles
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Culbreath Isles is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbreath Isles
    • Barr City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Barr City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr City
    • Culbreath Bayou
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Culbreath Bayou is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbreath Bayou
    • Bayport Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Bayport Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Village
    • Bayside Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Bayside Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
    • Gray Gables
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Gray Gables is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
    • Rocky Point Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Point Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Village
    • Holiday Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Holiday Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
    • Mecca City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Mecca City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca City
    • Bungalow City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bungalow City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungalow City
    • Courier City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Courier City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courier City
    • Park City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Park City is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Manatee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gandy, with the one closest to Gandy listed first.
    • Terra Ceia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Parrish
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Memphis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Memphis is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Anna Maria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ellenton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Palma Sola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Palmetto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bradenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • West Bradenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • West Bradenton is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bradenton
    • Holmes Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Cortez
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Samoset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Samoset is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
    • West Samoset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • West Samoset is located in Manatee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Samoset
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gandy, with the one closest to Gandy listed first.
    • Odessa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Trinity
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Holiday
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Beacon Square
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Beacon Square is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Square
    • Elfers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • New Port Richey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Port Richey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jasmine Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jasmine Estates is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasmine Estates

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gandy, see our County-by-County Page for Gandy.

Cemeteries Near Gandy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gandy.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Gandy - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gandy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gandy, with the one closest to Gandy listed first.

  • Eternal Light Mausoleums and Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Royal Palm North Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapel Hill Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn Memory Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memory Gardens
    • The Woodlawn Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Royal Palm South Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay Pines National Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (66 more) ...
    • Marti Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • McMullen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Gandy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gandy.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Gandy, with the one closest to Gandy listed first.

  • Port Tampa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Port Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tampa
  • Tampa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <1>
  • Ybor City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Gulf City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf City
  • Peru ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Peru is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Limona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Keystone Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Keystone Park is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Park
  • Terra Ceia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Brandon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Mango
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Odessa
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Erie
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Erie is located in Manatee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bloomingdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Seffner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Valrico
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gandy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gandy.

Newspapers Published in Gandy ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gandy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gandy, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gandy.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gandy:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gandy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gandy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.